网店出售云南空气 公众对此反应不一

Vendors in Southwest China's Yunnan Province are putting fresh air into sealed plastic bags and selling it online for 18.8 yuan ($2.7) per bag, reported a local news portal. 据一家地方媒体报道，来自中国西南部云南省的供应商将新

海淘新规利好中国零售业

BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) -- China's tighter restrictions on overseas purchases may narrow the price differential of luxury goods between China and the rest of the world, encouraging consumers to spend more domestically and benefit local retailers, s

Chernobyl Accident Anniversary Recalled

Pripyat, Ukraine. A dead city. Homes, schoolrooms, playgrounds, and other places are crumbling as wild nature reclaims the land. Pripyat once had some 50,000 residents（居民） . Now they are gone, perhaps forever. Only the artifacts of their live

新加坡国父李光耀去世 享年91岁

Lee Kuan Yew, the statesman who transformed Singapore from a small port city into a wealthy global hub, has died at the age of 91. The city-state's prime minister for 31 years, he was widely respected as the architect of Singapore's prosperity. 李光耀

Obama says healthcare law "needs a tweak"

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said Friday that his signature healthcare law is not perfect and needs a tweak, but it does not mean refight the battles of the last two years.I believe that anything can be improved. As we

HK pop stars raise funds for quake-hit Japan

HONG KONG, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's best known pop stars on Friday evening staged a 3-hour charity concert to raise funds for Japanese people who suffered from the devastating earthquake(地震) and tsunami on March 11. Held in the city's land

HK scientists prove time travel impossible

BEIJING, July 26 (Xinhuanet) -- Hong Kong scientists announced that they had determined the idea of time travel is impossible by proving nothing can travel faster than the speed of light. The finding is contained in a study done by a research team fr

巴黎 柏林将办全球最大时装秀

Paris, Berlin and some 50 cities across France hope to stage the world's biggest fashion show next week, with up to 10,000 men and women modelling（模特） their own style on giant open-air catwalks. Held at the height of Paris fashion week which

清华紫光收购美芯片厂商障碍重重

Micron Technology Is Said to Be Takeover Target of Chinese Company 清华紫光收购美芯片厂商障碍重重 HONG KONG It is either the first step in the largest takeover of an American company by a Chinese one or a new chapter in the emerging te

金融中心城市上海全球第16位 大陆排名最高

Shanghai ranked 16th in the 20th Global Financial Centers Index released last Monday, becoming the highest ranked Chinese mainland city and showing its rising competitiveness in the global financial sector. 在上周一发布的第20期全球金融中心

中国新型战机亮相迪拜航展

Lin Peng, FC-31's chief designer, says the fighter can be customized according to users' demands. The users can designate domestic or International suppliers to provide communications equipment, sensors and guided weapons. The FC-31 is expected to ma

浓眉哥破历史纪录 砍52分夺全明星MVP

Pelicans star Anthony Davis openly proclaimed ahead of Sunday's All-Star Game that he was going after the MVP award. 鹈鹕队的明星球员安东尼戴维斯在周日的全明星赛开始之前，就曾公开声称自己要争夺本届全明星赛的

行政拘留年龄拟降至14岁 有关专家对此反应不一

A draft law amendment that would lower the minimum age of those who can be detained for noncriminal offenses to 14 has drawn a mixed response from experts. 最近出台的一份拟将行政拘留最低年龄降到14岁的法律修订草案，使得许多

奥巴马医保人数增加仍未达标

奥巴马医保人数增加仍未达标 WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- The number of Americans selecting private health plans in November under President Barack Obama's signature healthcare overhaul more than doubled from October, but the total enro

全球7千万老人没有医保

Monday, April 7th, is World Health Day. An NGO is using the occasion to warn that 76-million older people around the world are being excluded from vital health care. HelpAge International is trying to raise awareness through its Age Demands Action ca

纽约发型师行善 免费为穷人理发

A hair stylist from New York is smartening up the city's homeless by giving them haircuts on his day off. 一名纽约发型师利用自己的休息时间为无家可归的流浪汉理发，他的这一善行为纽约市增色不少。 Mark Bustos, 3

牧羊车 英农民将汽车改造成爱犬

When she began her career as a professional sheep dog Floss was impressive - the sheep responded well to her, she was faster than your average and she certainly looked good. 自从弗洛斯当上牧羊狗之后，就相当引人注目，她速度快、

国家卫计委调查 超七成中国家庭感觉幸福

Who is happiest in China? 在中国谁最幸福？ Women have a slight edge, but men are not far behind, according to a government-backed survey. And the happiness quotient goes up with age, and among people who are still in their first marriage. 根据

应届毕业生怎样追寻幸福

College doesn't always prepare you for life after graduation. The food, friends, and structure that you had relied on for four years are all immediately taken away from you. You are thrust into the world and tasked with the challenge of figuring out

广州学生艾滋病累计病例大升

Guangzhou issued an educational action plan to enhance HIV/AIDS prevention on campuses and curb rapidly increasing HIV infections among youths. 广州颁布了一项新的教育计划，即：加强校园艾滋病防御，抑制不断增长的青少年